Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Move on
Move on verb - Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
Both terms in one sentence
- However, it veers away from the extreme edge - bad things do happen in the Key Universe, very much so, but the point to take away is that no matter how bad it gets, people can always recover and move on and keep smiling.
- It's not very depressing/sad, but when you think about the implications that she's not going to move on, keep hoping for him to come back...
Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Indie -
At the end of the storyline Looker has to move on, but purchases the agency building for her to live in and lets her keep the expansion suit so she can fight crime as Essentia.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y
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